Kunghit Island is an
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
. It is the southernmost island in the
Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii (; hai, X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay / , literally "Islands of the Haida people") is an archipelago located between off the northern Pacific coast of Canada. The islands are separated from the mainland to the east by the shallow Hecat ...
archipelago, located to the south of
Moresby Island
Moresby Island ( hai, Gwaii Haanas) is a large island () that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands) in British Columbia, Canada, located at . It is separated by the narrow Skidegate Channel from ...
. The southernmost point of Kunghit Island, called Cape St James, is used to delineate the boundary between
Hecate Strait
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and
Queen Charlotte Sound. The only habitation on Kunghit Island is
Rose Harbour, on its north shore.
Kunghit Island is long and ranges in width from . It is in area.
Houston Stewart Channel Houston Stewart Channel is a strait in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. It separates Moresby Island and Kunghit Island.
Houston Stewart Channel was given its name by James Charles Prevost in 1853, in honour of William Houston Stewart, his pr ...
separates Kunghit and Moresby Islands.
Kunghit Island
, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
See also
* List of islands of British Columbia
This is a list of islands of British Columbia.
South Coast
Vancouver Island
*Vancouver Island
Gulf of Georgia
Gulf Islands
=Southern Gulf Islands=
*Brethour Island
* Cabbage Island
* Curlew Island
* De Courcy Islands
** Mudge Island
**Lin ...
References
External links
*
Islands of Haida Gwaii
Haida
North Coast Regional District
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